Maurice Amos | |
|---|---|
 Amos in 1930 | |
| Cairo Native Court | |
| In office 1903–1906 | |
| Cairo Court of Appeal | |
| In office 1906; 1917 – 1913; 1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1872 London |
| Died | 10 June 1940 (aged 67) Ulverston |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Lucy Scott Moncrieff |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Cambridge |
| Profession | Barrister, judge |
Sir Percy Maurice Maclardie Sheldon Amos KBE KC (15 June 1872 – 10 June 1940) was a British barrister, judge and legal academic who served as an Egyptian judge, advisor to the Egyptian government and Quain Professor of Jurisprudence.
Amos is best known for founding and contributing to the Modern Law Review. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, Amos was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in May 1897. Finding that his family could not support him through his early years at the Bar he travelled to Egypt, where he was appointed a member of the Cairo Native Court and then the Court of Appeals.
After a short return to Britain in 1915 to help at the Ministry of Munitions, Amos continued to work in Egypt until the end of the British Protectorate in 1922. He returned to Britain, resuming his practice as a barrister, and in 1932 was appointed Quain Professor of Jurisprudence, a position he held for five years. Involved in the founding of the Modern Law Review, his death on 10 June 1940 made him the first founder to die.